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18 games like Seasons

The best games like Seasons are Res Arcana, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire and Roll Player — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Res Arcana shares card game, fantasy, card drafting with Seasons.

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Every alternative below links to its own Seasons-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / dice shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Seasons’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. Res Arcana board game cover
    1. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  2. Warhammer Underworlds  Shadespire board game cover
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  3. Roll Player board game cover
    3. Roll Player (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Roll Player alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
  4. Wingspan board game cover
    4. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 4 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
  5. Everdell board game cover
    5. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
  6. Ashes  Rise of the Phoenixborn board game cover
    2–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  7. Aeon's End board game cover
    7. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
  8. Sorcerer board game cover
    8. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  9. Summoner Wars board game cover
    9. Summoner Wars (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Summoner Wars alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  10. Dale of Merchants Collection board game cover
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  11. Altar Quest board game cover
    11. Altar Quest (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  12. Fantastic Factories board game cover
    1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
  13. Magic: The Gathering board game cover
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Magic: The Gathering alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  14. Aquatica board game cover
    14. Aquatica (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  15. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game board game cover
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  16. Duelosaur Island board game cover
    16. Duelosaur Island (2018)
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  17. Dice Throne board game cover
    17. Dice Throne (2018)
    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Take That · 5 shared tags · 2 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  18. Paper Tales board game cover
    18. Paper Tales (2017)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Paper Tales alternatives →
    Shares with Seasons: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Seasons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Seasons: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

Frequently asked

What game is most like Seasons?
Res Arcana (2019) is the closest match to Seasons, sharing card game, fantasy, card drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Seasons?
Res Arcana, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire, Roll Player are the top-ranked alternatives to Seasons in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Res Arcana harder than Seasons?
Compared with Seasons, Res Arcana is 0.2 lighter and ~20 min shorter (2.6 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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